A grizzly bear that dragged a California woman out of her tent and killed her earlier this week was shot and killed early Friday by wildlife officials, who used night-vision goggles to monitor a chicken coop the bear raided near the small Montana town where the woman was attacked.
A bear that pulled a California woman out of her tent and killed her was shot and killed
The bear was shot by federal wildlife workers shortly after midnight when it approached a trap set near the co-op about 2 miles from Ovando, where Leah Davis Lokan, 65, of California, was killed early Tuesday.
The bear had raided the coop overnight Wednesday, and officials set a baited trap nearby in hopes of luring the animal back.
Local officials said the closure of campgrounds in the city would continue until DNA evidence in the case is returned.
The town along the banks of the Blackfoot River, made famous by the movie “A River Runs Through It,” has fewer than 100 residents and borders a huge expanse of forested land that stretches to the Canadian border. The region is home to some 1,000 grizzly bears.
Bear attacks on humans are relatively rare, particularly in inhabited areas, and Ovando’s businesses cater to adventurous tourists, including cyclists like Lokan.
A grizzly bear that dragged a California woman out of her tent and killed her earlier this week was shot and killed early Friday by wildlife officials, who used night-vision goggles to monitor a chicken coop the bear raided near the small Montana town where the woman was attacked.
